Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Child sex | Male | 1543 | 49.6 |
Female | 1565 | 50.4 | |
Child age | 6–11 month | 424 | 13.6 |
12–23 month | 853 | 27.4 | |
24–35 month | 723 | 23.3 | |
36–47 month | 710 | 22.8 | |
48–59 month | 398 | 12.8 | |
Household head sex | Male | 2851 | 91.7 |
Female | 257 | 8.3 | |
Mother marital status | Married | 2823 | 90.0 |
Divorced | 187 | 6.0 | |
Separated | 67 | 2.2 | |
Widowed | 31 | 1.0 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 3096 | 99.6 |
Othera | 12 | 0.4 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 3102 | 99.8 |
Otherb | 6 | 0.1 | |
Father Education | No formal education | 1490 | 47.9 |
Primary (1–6 grade) | 1202 | 38.7 | |
Secondary and above | 416 | 13.4 | |
Mother education | No formal education | 2492 | 80.2 |
Primary (1–6 grade) | 304 | 9.8 | |
Secondary and above | 312 | 10.0 | |
Mother occupation | Farmer | 2856 | 91.9 |
House wife | 99 | 3.2 | |
Merchant | 77 | 2.48 | |
Daily Laborer | 36 | 1.2 | |
Employed | 16 | 0.5 | |
Otherc | 24 | 0.8 | |
Mother age in years | 14–19 | 44 | 1.4 |
20–24 | 387 | 12.5 | |
25–29 | 906 | 29.3 | |
30–34 | 790 | 25.5 | |
35–39 | 650 | 21.0 | |
40–44 | 225 | 7.3 | |
45–49 | 99 | 2.9 | |
Average family size | <5 members | 1589 | 51.1 |
≥5 members | 1519 | 48.9 | |
Number of under five children | One | 2593 | 83.4 |
Two | 515 | 16.6 | |
Women participation in household decision | Yes | 2683 | 86.3 |
No | 425 | 13.7 |